Portland Prepares For Same-Sex Marriage Rush

PORTLAND - Portland city officials are preparing for as many as 100 same-sex couples coming to City Hall for marriage licenses, and maybe to get married before dawn Saturday.

The city clerk's office will start passing out marriage license forms at a minute after midnight tomorrow.

Falmouth city offices will also open at a minute after midnight, while the Bangor city clerk's office will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. tomorrow, and city offices in Augusta and Brunswick will open at 9 a.m.